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Wataniya, Kuwait's No.2 telecom operator, reported a 46 percent jump in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, according to Reuters calculations.
Wataniya made a net profit of 18.4 million dinars ($65.3 million) in the three mont

Kuwait's No.2 telecom operator Wataniya has named Peter Kaliaropoulos as chief operating officer, six months after the Australian left regional rival Batelco.
His appointment follows that of Abdulaziz Fakhroo as chief executiv

Saudi Telecom Co (STC) has agreed to take full ownership of push-to-talk communications firm Bravo in a deal that will see Bravo's current owner Wataniya also pay STC $65 million to settle outstanding dues.
Push-to-talk is a t

Wataniya, Kuwait's second biggest telecom operator, reported a 20 per cent rise in second-quarter profit on Thursday, beating analysts' estimates.
Wataniya made a net profit of 22.91 million dinars ($80.4 million) in the t

Kuwait’s telecom operator Wataniya is offering customers an opportunity to get the new Samsung Galaxy S4 for free or at discounted rates when they sign up for the Wataniya postpaid plans.
The key features of the Samsung S4 a

Kuwait telecom operator Wataniya has appointed Abdulaziz Fakhroo as chief executive, parent company Ooredoo (Qatar Telecom) said in a statement on Thursday.
Fakhroo, who had been deputy CEO prior to his promotion, replaces Bassam Hannou

Wataniya Telecom, a leading mobile telecom operator in Kuwait, and Ericsson have signed an agreement that will see Ericsson transform Wataniya Telecom’s network with an upgraded radio access network.
The transformation will

Wataniya, Kuwait's No 2 telecom operator and majority-owned by Qatar Telecom (Qtel), has registered a 79.1 per cent drop in its net profit for 2012 which fell to KD75.5 million ($267 million) from KD362.1 million a year ago.
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